Sunday, March 11, 2018

Happy birthday, cosmonaut Marcos Pontes!


Marcos Pontes, born March 11, 1963 in Sao Paulo, Brazil, is the first Brazilian in space.  He went into space aboard Soyuz TMA-8 in March 2006.  He spent a week aboard the International Space Station and returned to Earth aboard Soyuz TMA-7.  He is the only Brazilian to complete astronaut training and cosmonaut training in Russia.


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